Do you have the dream to ever drive a real Formula car? FSR and AutoGP now give you the opportunity to make that dream come true! We at FSR are very happy to announce that a deal has been reached with AutoGP, Coloni Motorsports and Allrace.net. We will put SimRacers into a real AutoGP car for 2010!

It was Diego Fioraldi (Allrace.net) who started the idea approaching Roald Reurink (FSR Marketing Director). After several talks they came to an agreement, which involves several parties: FSR, AutoGP, Coloni Motorsports, PartyPoker and Allrace.net.
For 2010, FSR’s top series will be called AutoGP Formula-SimRacing World Championship.

AutoGP.org
AutoGP is born. The richest prize in European motorsport history awaits drivers competing in the revolutionary new AutoGP championship. By pushing their talent to the maximum and beating their rivals on track, drivers can battle for their share of an unprecedented 1,200,000 Euro prize fund. This simple idea of racing for prize money is long established in American racing, and is now set to become reality in Europe when the series begins in 2010.

This staggering prize is combined with a low cost formula that will give drivers a unique chance of success, whilst showcasing their talent and ultimate will to win.

Calendar
  11 Apr Imola
  23 May Portimão
  27 Jun Spa
  11 July Magny Cours
  19 Sept Brands Hatch
  3 Oct Monza

AutoGP Formulas The Auto GP car: The Lola B05/52, powered by a 550 bhp V8, 3.4 litres engine.
Chassis: Carbon fibre and aluminium honeycomb
Wheelbase: 3.000 mm (118.1 inches)
Weight: 695 Kg (driver included)
Suspension: Double wishbone with push-rod
Dampers: Ohlins TT44 3-Way, adjustable
Engine: V8 –3.400 cc – 550CV
Gearbox: Xtrac, Electronic, six gears
Brakes: AP callipers with four pistons, steel discs

During testing at Portimão, the Auto GP Lola B05/52 was faster than a World Series by Renault 3.5 car by 1.6 seconds (1:31.8 to 1:33.4), whilst in Monza, with a time of 1:36.197, it was again faster than both a World Series by Renault car (1:36.480) and a Superleague Formula car (1:36.444). Compared to F2, the Auto GP car is around six seconds a lap faster.

The Prizes
1st prize AutoGP FSR World Driver Championship (WDC):
- Test with an AutoGP car with Coloni Motorsport
- Special driver suit
- Allrace.net interview and Allrace.net cap

2nd prize AutoGP FSR WDC:
-  Test with an AutoGP car with Coloni Motorsport
- Allrace.net interview and Allrace.net cap

3rd prize AutoGP FSR WDC:
- Test with an AutoGP car with Coloni Motorsport
- Allrace.net interview and Allrace.net cap

General prizes:
- On October 3rd 2010, three FSR drivers can ‘sit at the back’ in a two-seater at Monza.
- AutoGP FSR WDC drivers can get free passes to the AutoGP calendar to attend a race (F3 Euroseries and GT Open).
- FSR can giveaway 10 tickets for each AutoGP race on the calendar.

Dennis Hirrle (ISR Club President)
“Thanks to the efforts of Roald Reurink, with AutoGP I have the chance to welcome Formula SimRacing’s biggest partner in history. Simracing is becoming stronger, it is becoming a largely accepted sport. And this is the result. I’d like to thank Diego Fioraldi who’s been partnering FSR before, as well as the AutoGP series itself for the trust into FSR, and the Coloni Motorsport team for offering our FSR drivers a fantastic chance to prove their exceptional talent, finally, in a real car.”

Roald Reurink (FSR Marketing Director)
“This was almost unbelievable and I’m extremely happy that a deal has been reached. I want to thank Diego Fioraldi from Allrace.net for making this possible. This will be a great event and interesting to see the top of FSR in a real racing car. I will be working on this project for FSR and supervise it so that everything goes according to plan. A nice challenge for me. At last I want to thank Paolo and Enzo Coloni for their role in this special event.”

Paolo Coloni (Coloni Motorsport)
"I'm really happy that this project represents the first real bridge between the virtual and real world. I'm sure that is the first concrete step toward a future of extensive research talent that only such an opportunity can be done."

Enzo Coloni (Coloni Motorsport)
"By investing some time into projects and programs suitable for searching for talent and this is certainly the most innovative and important realization. I want to thank everyone who made this dream come true"

Allrace (www.allrace.net)
"I'm very happy to reach this deal for the first time in the world the SimRacing drivers can be in the cockpit of real cars on a real track. I'm sure this can be the next frontier of simulations.”